BMW E30 M62 4.4 V8 Gearbox Options, modded ZF help

[Dom_Evola]

Hi All,

I've not long started converting my E30 to V8 POWAAAAA. I'm looking for some help with my gearbox woes.

The main issue I have is because I'm going to be running an M62, I'm going to need a box suitable for housing the crank position sensor as I believe M60 engines took a reading off of the crank where as the M62 takes it off of the flywheel? (please correct me if I'm wrong).

Boxes do crop up now and again, it's looking like its going to be an M5 or 540i 6 speed jobby if the following isn't possible.

I have come across a few posts/comments of people modifying the removable bell housing off of a ZF auto box (5HP24(which I have)) to fit on a manual ZF box such as the E39's 530d box.

Does anyone have any info on the above?

Thanks

[chu346]

Do you know that the early 5 or 6 speed V8 gearboxes can be drilled to accommodate the crank position sensor?

You can buy gearbox converters to allow non V8 gearboxes to fit the M62, not sure if they work with the flywheel cps though. Also you need a clutch spacer apparently.

Search Bmw V8 gearbox on eBay for a couple of proper V8 gearboxes and some adapters.

[Dom_Evola]

Do you know that the early 5 or 6 speed V8 gearboxes can be drilled to accommodate the crank position sensor?

You can buy gearbox converters to allow non V8 gearboxes to fit the M62, not sure if they work with the flywheel cps though. Also you need a clutch spacer apparently.

Search Bmw V8 gearbox on eBay for a couple of proper V8 gearboxes and some adapters.

Hi Chu!

Thank you very much for your reply.

I wasn't aware the earlier boxes could be drilled out! Which is a massive help in my search!

I have seen the gearbox adapters but haven't read great things about them online unfortunately!

Has anyone out there got any first hand experience with the gearbox adapter plates?

Thanks again

[chu346]

Please do your research if you plan on using a M60 gearbox. I came across the information in the link below, but have no personal experience of doing the modification

[m_jermyn]

What most people do it they put the timing case from the early motors onto the newer motor.. They use the m62 front cover with m60 crank sensor mount welded on, modified m62 cam sensor pickup to mimic m60 placement They then grab the early harness and DME 404 black.. They run the newer engines this way and avoid dealing with EWS as anything pre 94 does not have EWS.

Currently looking at doing this as well